Best of Rick Braun

Rick Braun | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B00001U03D
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trumpet fan or smooth jazz devotee, this is a 'must have' !, October 8, 1999

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Stan Kastrava (Lebanon, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Rick Braun (Audio CD)

This is the "Best Of" you'd mix yourself, if compiling a collection of Braun's greatest hits. The bonus track, 'Feel Like Makin' Love', is much more than a filler. It's a fresh, sensual cover of the R. Flack megahit. This is a playlist of one of Rick's exciting concerts, now available in your living room. Put this on next to the best of Alpert, Mangione, M. Ferguson, or M. Davis and it will still SHINE! If you're an avid trumpet fan or smooth jazz devotee, this is MUST HAVE music!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rob from SA, TX, December 30, 1999

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Rob form SA, TX (U.S) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Rick Braun (Audio CD)

This is a very nice CD. Rick Braun has always been a favorite artist of mine since '94. He has in my opinion brought back the prestige of hearing a trumpeter play jazz. So, for all of those people who like to hear smooth jazz played by a trumpet player, The Best of Rick Braun is the CD for you.

Every song on this CD tells a story and makes a statement especially "Feel Like Makin' Love." So, if you are a person who likes to hear someone play the trumpet or flugelhorn with a very nice fat tone, then this CD is a must have for you!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great starting point for a great trumpeteer!, April 25, 2004

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Distant Voyageur "Nicholas Computer" (Io) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Rick Braun (Audio CD)

I really like a lot of Rick Braun's music and some of his songs are absolutely amazing. This "best of" collection compiles most of these tracks. My absolutely favorite song on this compilation is his 1994 classic "Nightwalk". This song took my breath away with his rich Flugel Horn sounds and the haunting New Age atmospherics blending with a great rhythm, this song is a masterpiece. A close runner up is his 1997 smash "Notorious". I can easily remember when this song was brand new on the radio and 7 years since first hearing it, this song has lasted very well over time and still is popular even today. Some other known songs are "Club Harlem", and "Cadillac Slim" which are very funky and upbeat.

This is a great starting place if you are a newbie to Rick Braun. For veteran fans, there isn't much a need to put this on top of your list unless you like the cover version of Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin Love".